Friday, March 19, 2010 10:57pm EST Make this your Home Page | RSS rss

The shot heard around the world

Staff Reporter | Posted May 23, 2009 11:27 AM

They're already calling it "the shot heard around the world."

Cleveland star LeBron James, the NBA MVP, sank an improbable three pointer at the buzzer to give the Cavaliers a come from behind victory against the Orlando Magic Friday night.

With one second left in the game, Orlando took a 95-93 lead in the game, leaving Cleveland almost no time to come back. But in the final second, James got the ball and shot his first three pointer of the night to give the 96-95 win to Cleveland.

James called it "the biggest shot of my career."

ESPN.com said the shot put James in the territory above the legendary Michael Jordan, who shared the same jersey number. "That other No. 23? He's history," said ESPN.

The series is now tied 1-1.

Articles written by a Staff Reporter are unsigned reports from a member of the staff.

E-mail

Comments 3

Cecil Jones
2009-05-23 21:20:36

King James made this shot when Cleveland needed it the most. Going down 0-2 and going to Orlando where they thrashed Cleveland by 40 points could have meant the series wasn't going to return to Cleveland. One shot heard round the world gave Cleveland another game in Cleveland. Will the King show up in Orlando? Stay tuned because I know "Superman" is in that house.

Anomaly
2009-05-25 00:09:41

In retrospect of your comment Cecil, it looks like LeBron is not Howard's kryptonite after all. As I am a die hard Lakers fan, I have no vested interest, what so ever, in this series, yet I believe that King James and his gallant Cavaliers have met their match in the Orlando Magic. The shot was great, but it was left behind in game two when they lost game three.

Cecil Jones
2009-05-26 03:11:52

Don't look now Laker fans, but if Kobe takes a break in the next game, your season could be over and done in by "The Mile High Club." What are the chances of that happening? The chance of that is just a little bit better than Cleveland winning a game in Orlando? Kobe is 60-40 in LA, but if it goes to game 7... I'd favor an Orlando-Denver Final. If Denver wins just one in LA it's done. Will they need one or two chances?

Notice: COMMENTS DO NOT APPEAR IMMEDIATELY
To see your comment, wait approximately two minutes, then simply refresh the page.
Report issues/abuses to suggestions@thedailyvoice.com

Leave a comment

Today's news

NEWS UPDATES

NAACP pushes Obama on job losses
Gov. Paterson rips Obama on 9/11 trial

More News Headlines

RECENT NEWS

NOVEMBER CALENDAR

Recent Comments

joell commented on Why we can't wait ... for health care reform:
@LL...."The politcal theatre continues.".....and the Obamatons continue to believe its real....

LL commented on Why we can't wait ... for health care reform:
The politcal theatre continues. For the record: democratic partisans oppose Romneycare w...

middle-aged white guy commented on 'All black people' told to leave NJ Wal-Mart:
IN MY OPINION:..... 1. Blacks/Niggs, AMEN, you and Chris Rock nailed it...not all black people are ...

D.akins commented on Torrance California police stop casts ugly glare on racial profiling:
Just today a retired 20 year homocide detective of the phoenix PD is trown to the ground and handcu...

Ingrid commented on Why we can't wait ... for health care reform:
Thank you d.akins, Jones is nothing but a troll up in here, the Clarnce Thomas of this site, he off...